An unseemly controversy has been breaking out every now and then for the last few years regarding azaan. Recently, the vice-chancellor of Allahabad University, Sangita Srivastava, complained to the district magistrate that the early morning azaan disturbed her sleep, which affected her productivity at work. Earlier, in 2017, singer Sonu Nigam was in the eye of a storm for tweeting, “I am not a Muslim and I have to be woken up by the Azaan in the morning. When will this forced religiousness end in India.” But the story of how the azaan should be rendered has a complicated history — from the Prophet himself choosing a human voice instead of a mechanical device, to the Muslim community seeing loudspeakers as shaitan in the 1970s.
Azaan is the Muslim call to prayer, made five times a day from a mosque, for believers to join the congregational prayer. Prophet Muhammad instituted this practice after he migrated to Medina, and built a mosque there. As to the method of calling people to the mosque for the five periodic prayers, he deliberated the issue with his companions. Some suggested ringing a bell, some blowing a horn, and some lighting a fire. But, under divine inspiration, the Prophet decided on the human voice, and chose a manumitted Black slave, Bilal, for making the call.
The human voice, even if it were the baritone of Bilal, couldn’t be as loud and couldn’t go as far as the mechanically produced sound of a bell or a horn. Yet, the Prophet chose the low-decibel human voice over the high-decibel mechanical sound. Clearly, there is a lesson in it for his followers who should consider whether the mechanically amplified sound of a loudspeaker remains the human voice that the Prophet might approve of. They would also do well to reflect on whether attaching religious import to the use of such a contraption amounts to a reprehensible novelty called bid’at, — that is, an innovation which distorts the religion.
Thus, from the religious point of view, there is no justification for the loudspeaker. In 2020, the Allahabad High Court said that though azaan was essential to the Islamic religious practice, the use of loudspeakers was not. This court drew upon the Supreme Court’s judgment of 2000 in the Church of God (Full Gospel) in India vs. KKR Majestic, wherein it was observed that “no religion or religious sect can claim that the use of loudspeakers or similar instruments for prayers or for worship or for celebrating religious festivals is an essential part of the religion which is protected under Article 25”. After all, loudspeaker is a 20th-century invention, but the religions are millennia old.
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Do Muslims need loudspeakers?
Azaan is intended for Muslims. That it falls on non-Muslim ears is an inadvertence. Its efficacy could be verified by the response it evokes to bring the believers to the mosque. A random peek in any mosque during the prayer time would show that not many Muslims respond to the call. The footfall in the mosque is negligible except for the midday Friday prayer. And those who regularly go there five times a day do not actually depend on the azaan to be reminded of the prayer time. Even if they did, they need not in this age and time when most have a watch on their wrist, and a smartphone in their pocket where they can get numerous Islam apps to set off the azaan at the appointed hours. If there ever was a functional justification for reciting the azaan from a loudspeaker, such apps have put paid to it. It is an anachronism that gives the impression of tardy modernisation of the Muslim community.
The ubiquity of loudspeakers in the mosque is of fairly recent origin. In the 1970s, it started becoming pervasive. First, it was installed as a bauble of superficial modernity to reflect the self-esteem of the local community, which, in its growing affluence, couldn’t be seen lagging behind the neighbouring Muslim community, which had already fitted their mosques with loudspeakers. However, it was always met with much scepticism and some resistance because it was not only seen as an intrusion of modernity in the timeless space of religion, but the blaring sound was also regarded as shaitani awaz — devilish sound — which was not fit for the sanctity of a mosque.
Today, it is seen as a way of asserting the Muslim community’s presence in public space. This not-too-veiled sentiment is not lost on India’s majority community either. Therefore, the resentment against it, which is deeper than what its sporadic expression suggests, is not against the call to prayer per se, but against the loud, in-your-face stamping of an identity-obsessed self-othered presence. Posturing of assertion is not the best formula for amity.
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Give loudspeakers up as a gesture
Furthermore, there are laws in place, and according to the Noise Pollution Rules, 2000, the use of loudspeakers is regulated by the designated authority — mainly, the police — in order to keep the sound level within the limits of ambient air quality standards. As for an individual, a community’s standing in society depends on being good citizenly and law-abiding. Those who live in an obdurate violation of law, are courting visitation of lawlessness.
Public morality and collective ethics are shaped by being mindful of one another’s space — both as individuals and groups. If some practice is regularly being called out as nuisance, it may be time for reflection rather than indignation. In a pluralist society, with a multiplicity of religions, the modus vivendi is to keep one’s practices private lest they step on another’s toes.
Secularism as a State policy can have a future only if it is shored up by the amicable conduct of the communities at the base. India didn’t become secular with the insertion of this word in the Preamble to the Constitution in 1976, or even with the promulgation of the Constitution in 1950. We had always been secular. The word may be of the Western origin, but the discourse is not derivative. Our secularism has been societal and cultural, not statist and legal. It’s about co-existence of religions, not about refereeing sectarian conflicts. Any irreverence to the social praxis of secularism would cause irreparable damage to it as a State policy.
Someday, azaan from loudspeaker will have to stop. One could only hope that it wouldn’t be done by the enforcement of existing laws, but as a good neighbourly gesture by the Muslim community, reflecting their collective conscience and wisdom.
Najmul Hoda is an IPS officer. Views are personal.
(Edited by Prashant Dixit)
You can find in comment section, how peaceful and understanding this community is.Some Muslims are saying that even in the temple the loudspeaker rings, I want to tell them that it does not ring 5 times a day. Secondly, our work can go on without it.You must have seen many places that bhajans and aartis are being done without loudspeakers, but tell me a mosque where ajans are being offered without loudspeakers.For only 13_14 percent people Where does it make sense to harass the remaining 70 80% people?
Very true.. but pissful have a different logic ..they belive in harressing ppl
Look like jihadi god triggered with resons given by a very sensible person.
His Comments are Personal to him !!
Why make it Public, we as Indian’s don’t get distracted/disturbed when we hear Bells Ringing in a Temple Or be it in a Church or an Azaan being called in a Masjid….
India has a Diverse cultures, we Co-exist since centuries.
We don’t care if one is a Religious person or not, But yes he shouldn’t be Hypocrite/Lunatic/Lame to the Society…
Journalists like you only frame hatred between religions. And you talk about secularism, then why only talk about azan, and not about bhajans that go on for much much more time that Azan. Why not ban them. Also, tell which religion is creating pollution. Is it islam?? Well no festival in islam involves using something that pollutes the environment. While your festivals, all majority of them liek holi Diwali are clear threat to environment. And well you people say that we Muslims sacrifice poor animals on a festival called eid ul adha. The way in which a goat is sacrificed is such so that it doesn’t get pain, while in your religion when your top priests give Bali(sacrifice of animal to god) they directly separate the head off. It is already well known, that blowing away neck is too much times more painful for the animal than cutting the neck slightly and then letting the animal to cool down as in Islamic practice. And the question of protecting animals, well if you know science, if one trophic level disappears, the population of bottom level(in this case goats etc.) increases too much, now if they are not eaten, what will be more worse for them to have no place to live and lack of plants etc. You people target islam for many things. Remember that islam is the true and the religion clearly revealed with no contradiction and no harm to environment and has solution to every life problem. Since your minds and hearts have seen injustice so you can’t accept justice at any cost. Since you are in darkness and never saw light, when you see a glimpse of it somewhere in the darkness you hate it and talk bad about it.
Sorry if I hurt someone. I never wanted to say anything about any religion until these wicked journalists forced me to express the truth. I want India to be a secular nation. But these journalists, politicians don’t let it be. So before telling anything first analyze the situation and then act.
Thanks
You “truly” are OPEN MINDED. Hope the irony is not lost on anyone.
“It is already well known, that blowing away neck is too much times more painful for the animal than cutting the neck slightly and then letting the animal to cool down as in Islamic practice.”
If you have been brain washed to this extent, it will not be easy to change your mind. You are definitely not OPEN MINDED.
He’s not a journalist BUT a mere columnist of a serving IPS comrade.
1400 years ago there were no phones with alarm apps, today a devotee can easily set the azan on their alarm device.
Or better still install an app that can be controlled by the mosque who can decide the time.
Hi maam ,for ur kind information I stay in a place were I am disturb ed by loud music from temple from dawn to dusk it’s sooo loud that u can still hear it though the windows are closed but we Muslim s don’t complaint abt anything as we respect there belief,,,why do u people have this problem with us ,u cannot bear with just 3min of azaan ,don’t u have anything productive to do ,, today’s world is full of problems can’t u try solvlving at least 1among them why after us ,,, we respect ur religion u respect ours ,,don’t spread such senseless thought s ,,, what abt the polution u people cause by crakers and all such stuffs ,,so maam kindly pay attention to something with a lil sense rather going after the muslims ..if azaan is to be banned ban loudspeaker s in temples first as it goes on for hours,,,pay attention to lot other issues that exists u senseless madam ?????
Assllamwalaikum azaan is the most things of Muslims so point is azaan is a most part of our life of Muslims
“If below comments get true in future their will no musical instrument n loudspeaker in india” such thinks is inventing. “”But the story of how the azaan should be rendered has a complicated history — from the Prophet himself choosing a human voice instead of a mechanical device, to the Muslim community seeing loudspeakers as shaitan in the 1970s””.
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Ye jitne secular ban rhe h n abhi v. C or ye mazine wale sb ek shrm wishes ko target kr rhe h kumbh mele k wqt itna loudness hota h sound pollution apne charm sima pr hoti h us wqt koi kucu n bolta us wqt sb ki secularity kattr pnthi sb bhula dia jata h lst m yhi bolonga ksi ko itna v presn Mt kro k upr wale ko bura lg jae
These type of people are ruining our country. These channels should be taken seriously. Dump channel!
A very sensible, logical and wise suggestion! Merely blind competition in comparing azan with aartees does not fit in with real Islamic spirit of open mindedness to see what is right and what is wrong. If they are using loud speakers and indulging in sound pollution it does not mean we should do competition with them in a wrong practice. Do introspection and you will realise that we should not insist on things which have nothing to do with Islam.
Dumb writer is alongside with bjp as he didn’t mentioned other religious practices which keep going for hour’s on loudspeakers.
You are right bro
The problem is not with azan but with the disturbance caused due to it to the people living near that place. Although pipal may say that azan goes on for only 5 minutes for 5 times a day but that is not entirely true. I live in a place in Jharkhand where there are four mosques in the vicinity and the azaan which is supposed to you start at the same time and at the same time destroys the sleep of the people, azan do not start at the same time neither do they end at the same time which results in azan going for almost half an hour in high volume.
IPS officer should have an elaborate mind 5o accept the differences. As a good gesture please have the guts to write ‘peolpe should not celebrate diwali and Holi, as a good gesture’. Shitty ideas from shitty people.
Kuch bhi!!…
If holi & diwali to be stopped why don’t you stop slaughtering cows and stop celebrating Ramzan, Eid and violence of muharram by I’ll treating your body with blades & blood bath on roads.
Salaam bhai Allah aap ke hosley buland karey aur aap ko saabit kadam rakhe
Dear IPS, you are a mentally sick person that you are comparing Prophet time to the present time. That time what was population and what is now? To your knowledge, that times azan was performing on a high space like the roof or some rock because people can hear the sound and when performing namaz with gathering, then takbeer was calling in between rows that people can hear properly. Now the population is too thick, even only surrounding houses can hear the azan rest cannot. This is a religion, not the service book that you can manage as your will. Yes, I agree to Loudspeaker dismal volume can be high and it must be as per rules. Many mosques are truly using high dismal and can be managed. But your stupid opinion and briefing regarding Islam are showing that you are also the same class attendee of Wasim rizvi. Please don;t say anything, when you don’t have Gyan about this. Your type of so-called intellectual class of Muslims is really big harm for Indian Muslim society. Go to hell with your entire family because your mentality is showing, how you educate your children.
I agree with you my dear, this lps got mental who is support to anathon mental I.e wasim kutta, who does not know a b c d of …..Plz. ask to mr.ips officer, how much hours tooks for azaan in a year of muslims for 354 days ? For hindus having how much hours spend in loudspeakers for a year of 365 days ? Where day-night program of ganesh pooja, shivaratri, dusshera, ramanavami, krishna janmastami, hanuman jayanti, diwali ‘s high decibal cracker, DJ music sound in high sound of decibal and so many other festival they are usi ng loudspeakers , are they soundless ? Not creating noise or sleep-disturbance ?
India is a secular country . Anyone can practice any religion . If you are talking about noise pollution due to azaan then there are also bhajans, aartis, kiirtans which go on for hours . Also speaking of other pollutions , diwali and holi causes major air pollution and disturbs animals . Visarjan of all murtis causes water pollution . Antim sanskar causes water pollution. Ganga water is no more drinkable or livable for aquatic organisms . While the issue of water pollution is global , why the issue of loudness of azaan only exists in india. are not muslims present all over the world . Also about the period of prophet , that period did not had any such technologies like loud speakers and also the area was small with not so many people living in it . Now there are lakhs of people and added to that there is noise of traffic as well so we have to use loud speakers . Also this dumb website thinks that azaan through loudspeaker is shaitani awaaz , i bet they dont know that azaan has the name of Allah . Azan is not just a reminder but a prayer itself . It must reach everyone . Even if peope are having issues related to sleep then why not go to sleep early and rise up early. Science supports it . And if govt wants to ban azaan through loudspeakers then also ban use of loudspeakers and other noisy equipments used in other religion and also should make more masjids so that azaan could reach everyone if a person has to give azaan without loudspeakers. Furthermore websites which post about such topics to gain popularity or attention must be banned as it ruins the unity of country .
Agree with you bro.
God bless you
Slaying of animals on eid should be banned first more water is wasted on cleaning the blood than it is used on holi and Diwali is should not be banned the smoke given by crackers helps curbs the rise in mosquitos you can see facts in 2020 many people didn’t celebrated Diwali and the number of mosquitos has increased as compared to previous year and you talk about unfairness PETA while it says killing animals is unfair it gives advice on how to slaughter animals on eid if this is not unfair then what if it was not for the subsidiaries provided by government you all would be begging on streets
So, climate change goes to shit, when it comes to fireworks? What’s with the goddamn mosquitoes dude, just mosquito proof your apartment or something, the stuff you said makes no sense at all, and sure, when you expect other religions to let go of their ways that hold significance to them, why aren’t you ready to Deal with the change? Why do you have to defend the fireworks, plus Diwali is the festival of lights, it’s not the festival of fireworks. So much for imposing the change huh?
So, climate change goes to hell, when it comes to fireworks? What’s with the goddamn mosquitoes dude, just mosquito proof your apartment or something, the stuff you said makes no sense at all, and sure, when you expect other religions to let go of their ways that hold significance to them, why aren’t you ready to Deal with the change? Why do you have to defend the fireworks, plus Diwali is the festival of lights, it’s not the festival of fireworks. So much for imposing the change huh?
Totally agreed
Agree with the writer that religion should be located in our private sphere. But its ethics, morality and goodness should permeate our public sphere. It is a difficult proposition but the change must come and be calibrated. Agree also with the fact that use of loud speakers and high decibel sounds at all places of worship and religious, social and political meets should be curtailed.
It should be applied to all religions
Dear Ips Officer…
Go to Jammu and see aartis, bhajans and poojas, hawans on Loudspeakers and dont know why you guys have problem only with Azaan …
Does this called Hypocrisy in English ????
Why you speek only about azan on loudspeaker also for morning and night time arti , bhajans loudspeakers are used and for people who says why forced non-muslims to listen azan those people have to focus on arti bhajans are alse forcefully heared by non-hindus.Why you peoole just look it at one side and This is India all religions have equal rights in aur democracy If you want to ban azan on loudspeaker also ban bhajans , artis on loudspeakers and firecrackers because they create noice pollution.
All religious communities, even in the liberal countries of Western Europe are expected to comply with local laws on many fronts. Thus, one sees restrictions and prohibitions in areas such as:
– Azan: Mosques have difficulties in getting permits in many cities due to fears of noise pollution. All the mosques are prohibited from using loudspeakers and they tend to comply with the regulation;
– Female Genital mutilation (FMG): Practised in certain countries like Egypt, Somalia, and in certain communities like the Bohras, this barbaric practice is banned;
– Circumcision of boys: Banned in Germany & Iceland. Jewish & Muslim communities have protested though;
– Fasting: Whilst fasting by adults is OK, most Western countries come down heavily upon fasting imposed on minors. Affects some Muslim communities and Jains;
– Beating your wife: Religiously sanctioned violence on women is banned. I have been in a few court cases where the defendant cited the Holy Qur’an to justify the violence. That of course did not cut much ice with the courts;
– Sikh Turban: Although not banned in France, the strict rules of the French version of secularism “laïcité” ban the usage of religious garb in public institutions such as schools, in the public administration etc. Sikh appeals to the European Court of Human Rights were considered inadmissible and French law prevails;
– Spanking children: Illegal and punishable in all 49 countries of Europe;
– Niqab: Banned in France and Switzerland;
– Mosque Minarets: Not permitted in Switzerland;
– Beef: Allowed all over Europe, much to the chagrin of Hindutva types who now go about threatening Indians who eat beef.
I guess being a religious minority, particularly an immigrant religious minority undoubtedly results in some clashes with local cultural mores and sensibilities. But the law of the land should prevail albeit with the caveat that the laws should curb majoritarian impulses.
There is no rationale in asking Muslims not to do certain things that distinguish them an assertion of Islamophobia. Azaan is, of course, louder than the usual human voice but it is melodious too which some people do not want to acknowledge. A SS MLA recently said that the azan is interesting and advises people to get up early and listen. It is healthy also to get up early. The call from the Minoretts of some mosque comes just before the dust and not in the dead of the night. A famous musician also complained about the early morning azan. But when one journalist questioned him about the same thing in DUBAI, he was answerless. So it proves that his complaint in India was motivated. But why nobody is discussing the louder than azan sounds that come from Temples and during the procession? The duration of azan is 2 to 3 minutes whereas the high decibel sounds emanated from the temple for an hour together. Do these sounds are sweeter than the azan?
Mr Ibrahim Khaleel: Thanks for the response Sir.
Well what is melodious for you may not be melodious for me; you may want to get up early in the morning but not me and so on. So how do we resolve this in mixed communities ? In Muslim majority countries, the azan is something non-Muslims have to accept if they wish to live there. In countries where Muslims are not in a majority and laws prohibit noise pollution, well, Muslims need to adapt. Just as Sikhs adapt to legislation that prohibits the carrying of the kirpan on flights in most Western countries.
For instance, in Switzerland, there have been 2 referendums in the past decade or so which have been at loggerheads with the Islamic communities here. In 2009, the referendum to ban the construction of minarets won a majority (57%) of votes. Earlier this year, a law to ban the niqab was also adopted through a referendum where 51.2% voted to outlaw it. Admittedly, referendums in many instances reinforce majoritarian notions and prejudices but then you have courts, the press, the legislature, international treaties etc. to thwart it. Thus, when a referendum in Appenzell canton voted to deny women voting rights, that was set aside by the Swiss Federal government as Switzerland had also ratified the European Convention on Human Rights which accorded women the same rights as men.
The bigger question at hand is: Which legislation is to be accorded the highest rank in a country when there clashes between religious or customary laws and the laws of the land ? Should one give higher rank to the laws of the land that citizens have put in place through a long process of democratic evolution or the laws of God which vary from religion to religion? In my humble opinion, the laws of the land that have evolved through debate over time and continue to evolve should always take precedence. Religious laws should simply be subservient to the laws of the land.
This debate should be simply seen along the lines of other steps taken recently like Triple Talaq, Babri masjid, Love Jihad, Ban on cow slaughter etc… this list can go on. This shows where India is heading to in terms of tolenrence towards religion or intolerance towards anything to do with minority. This is the honest question to think for everyone living in India. India was once a tolerant society during the period before British occupation, it was flourishing in all aspects, it was golden bird then, GDP was 27 % highest in the history.
If we think we can be intolerant, harsh and biased on one community, we are putting real development, economic prosperity, securtiy, social harmony to a full stop. Think! think!
Is this what we want?
Yes the adhan on the loudspeaker should be banned but the hindu bhajans ganesh chaturti procession and every other religious event with loudspeaker should. So let’s not target just one religion.
P.s the parties and the concerts should be banned too cause you never know who must be having a good sleep when the concert is going on.
So let’s ban the production of the loudspeaker for general public.
In Islam it is not permitted to do any activity that may harm any other man unnecessarily ,so is the case of Azan but as a system and as a great nation Government should ban not only Azan on loudspeakers but also in other activities may be religious or non religious,use of loudspeakers must be prohibited without any kind of discrimination
And how will you explain about the Dhol yatra, Holi, Diwali etc.. etc…? Lol they are ruining the environment along with the same problem with us! You are describing for!
Also in Azan, there is God’s name mentioned there. So, basically you are saying that you do not want to listen the name of God? You are saying that it’s frustration to listen the name of God in the early morning? Or waking up early morning by listening the name of God?
You can’t say that one thing is not bad coz another thing is bad .
And this article is not about Islam is bad or hinduism is bad , this is about what is bad for nature in general.
Let’s see it through your bias now
Hindus Holi, Diwali , Dussehra, Ram Nawami and just add 100 more festivals ( which is an exaggeration though) where Hindus pollute nature in an year.
Which equals 104 times an year.
Whereas muslims do the same 1085 times (365×5) every year excluding the festivals.
Man now I see how dumb I am,
I mean 104 is obviously a greater number than mere 1085.
You’re absolutely right let’s ban all hindu activities this will solve every single problem on the planet Earth.
LMAO… U are just speaking abt numbers and days.. use ur brain and calculate the amount of pollution caused using formulas.. even a layman can clearly say that the pollution caused by voice over loudspeaker is nowhere near to sound created while bursting crackers and high decimal bells.. ITS MILLION TIMES LESS BRUH.. please dont act smart.. go to ur parents kid…
Haha
They better should move with the relaxation of mind gaps and they can go with online apps as individual alarm session for their guidance.
Also its a great law enforcement towards noice pollution act and should be mend anyways as it disturbs peace of mind for the sleeping community as a ahadith and the sleeping nation is the kingdom of Knights and vampire and dracula and caan have elobrated meaning and names. This is a ahadith sufficent for their mend for law in peace.
The Curse of Being a Sarkari Musalman…. Aapka sirf Azaan par loudspeaker na istemaal Karna apki doglepan ko dikhata hai. Yai Mai manta hu ki Loudspeakers sai azaan ki volume ko as per recommended limits modulate Kar dena chahiye. Par yai kehna ki yai biddat hai aik jahilana statement haii
A cousin of mine in Mysore built his own house in an upper middle-class neighbourhood in the city. His house was flanked by a marriage hall and a mosque that soon got constructed in the vicinity. The noise pollution from both these sources was unbearable with the marriage hall being the louder and more extensive noise polluter of the two.
India sorely needs laws to curb noise pollution – regardless of whether they come from mosques, marriage halls, religious ceremonies, political rallies or for that matter even traffic.
Why on Muslims should give up azaan on loudspeakers?? Let all religions giveup loudspeakers only then we will welcome such decisions. As azaan is only for 4 minutes whereas other religions ceremony such as aarti, bhajans, kirtans, jagrata etc go on for hours and some throughout the nights.
in early time of prophet mohammed (saws) there was no loudspeaket or such technics so prophet mohammed time people step up after some rows to give bang but azaan was there in louder voice and the area was small and technique was not there but now a days nuturaly lot of noise pollution are there so need loudspeaket in necessity for azaan why only azaan are disturbence there are lot of things to be come under control but i can say one keep mind full of respect to every religion then hope to love from all manner and we will feel to have a heaven on earth
Why there is a mention of only Azaan ? 2-3 minutes of Azaan is problem for people ? Azaan indicates day break (dawn) many start their day from here and scientifically also early to bed and early is rise is encouraged… The timing of Azaan is as per nature and people who have problem are not practicing rules, they keep themself busy in pubs, movies and mobiles whole night hence they complaint. Moreover this looks like a political issue popping up all of a sudden….
Haha ofc then why don’t you all ban the bells also in temple and what you say shankha i mean not loud as loudspeaker but noise pollution is noise pollution. And also how about stop noise pollution in ganpatj visarjan. Also please focus on water pollution duh holi and idols thrown into water bodies? Also how about air pollution in diwali? I mean you l could bare the fact major problems causing pollution but no 5 mins for azaan? Hypocrites
Well if we accept the writers view point, then we have to build more mosques in the community. You see when the writer mentioned About Bilal ( RA) she forgot to tell that he was choosen becoz of his beautiful voice . So if we have to close the loud speakers then we must build more mosques that is minimum every 40 houses must have 1 mosque. That will solve the problem . Now let the BJP people decide do they want more mosques or just that loud speakers which goes on for 5 mins in a day for 5 times.
Pakistan ja bc
Very difficult to find “Black Slaves” these days…I guess they’ll need to settle with the Loud speaker and continue to disturb the non belivers….afterall the lives of the non belivers(Kafirs) are meant to be disrupted….
Common sense, the call for prayer is for muslims. Why it has to be heard by non muslims 5 times in a day. This loudspeaker calls suits country like Saudi Arabia, but Our Bharat is a secular country, so it shud be banned in India.
The azaan is for the believers , who believe in god’s existence, if you aren’t muslim doesn’t matter , you are a believer
Print media dont make silly news for the sake of Popularity and to earn moneys .this things will make the scenario on religions. kindlY think before adding any post or news .And ensure that all facts are correct . Coming to loudspeaker topic at the time of ancient year the population and technology was not there so all religious use human voice only now we have speaker so every one (religion ) utilizing it.so,dont make silly news.
Issue is not about Azaan. All types of sound pollution, air pollution, water pollution and all other pollutions should be restricted in all occasions, that may be religious or non religious. It will make our body and mind healthy.
The thing called religious tolerance is gone, it is as simple it is, no huge articles, reason, religion is no more important. Modern citizens believe in self worship like this ips officer, worshiping is a different act should be kept limited to places of worship. You don’t want to hear azan or bajan or any other reliuos voice calling toward your creator cause you want to sleep or drink peacefully. Well that is not what other believers do, be a Hindu jain or Muslim. They want that sound to hear, and for azan it is not just a reminder but a prayer itself. I mean we could just say come to prayer it is time or we can keep a bell or app or alarm etc. As you mentioned which happened at the beginning during prophets time. But something else was chosen and it was a sermon a short sermon to be heard by everyone not just a prayer reminder. Azan is a prayer itself that need to be loudly and distantly it should reach to the ears of every Muslim whether he responds or not, to understand any religion you need to adopt that religion a little bit then you can discuss its components and philosophy, I as a Muslim can tell someone to get up early and pray but I can’t enforce it as a law we can’t force religion, fr that there are religious bodies and should be in accordance of its scriptures and its believers.
it’s not actually about azan , it’s about any practice that is being done on the loudspeaker should be banned according to the law . because they create so much noise pollution . Peace ❤️
Yes I Agree with peoples to ban use of loudspeaker for Religious purpose ,let people live happily ,If any religious function is conducted it should be indoor only like Puja,Aarti,Bhajan,satsang Azan Namaz etc etc not on Road or streets which will not disturb any one,so I urge all Religious leaders tof Follow Govt guidelines specially MUSLIMS MUST give Azan indoor &keep HARMONIC relationship wilth ALL ,WE are in modern world use other gadgets to know the time of prayer or any appointments or functions Thank you JAZAKALLAH KHAIR for all
1 year back I use to live in a house near temple , where every day or twice a week they use to play bhajan in loudspeaker from morning untill evening, during Ganesh utsav 3 days continuously they use to play a music in loud speakers and that to in a full volume , my neighbor had a heart problem thr family use to get scared what if something happens to him ..I’m a student though that loud music use to distract me from studying we never went and complaint any one you know why because our prophet(peace and blessings be upon him) thought us to respect each and every religion and their culture. Late night parties with loud music never effect their sleep but azan which doesn’t consist any music effects so much …
Hi bro, I’m a Brahmin priest and I agree. Use of loudspeakers should be banned, not just for Azaan but also for Hindu religious activities like Poojas, Aartis, Jagratas etc. These create a lot of sound pollution, disturbing the peace and quiet of the neighbourhood. Let’s all practice our respective faiths in our personal spaces, without the use of speakers, without disturbing others.
Peace and love to all! Have a good day!
instead a good idea may be sending wake up calls to the patrons/members who register for the same
Who ever fills azaan can’t here or disturbs in sleep should leave that area and go where their is temple or church because these are silence in nature
Now days peoples speaking too much they think something good they told they stepping themselves in danger zone
They should think how life is present when they speak bad ie
Your life is unsafe now.
India is a diverse country. Respect for other religion is important. Azaan is hardly for 2 to 3 minutes.
2 to 3 minutes 5 times a day , 365.25 days a year. not just once a month.
better stop now , before being humiliated to forced to do so.
You know the time duration of temple ghanta all the time they used to play tan tan tan without any reason
Shame on you, hypocrite bigot!
O really
If we can listen ur bajans and jagratha for more than 2 hrs y can’t u listen our azan for 2 mins, when your bajans starts y can’t u write for that’s because ur brains stop to write comment towards ur faith. Don’t act like a shit towards other faith unless you r from the wrong side to comment
Dear followers you can just memorise me in your heart i will be there for you. No need of loudspeakers. You are in a country where about 85% hindus if they attack on you for my azan then i cant save you. So be beautiful with all and dont put pak laws to Indias. I hope you understand
Dear Muslims Islam has came to existence when whole world was And will always be opposing it and trying to Suppress the truth it was few hundred people who never cared about their life to spread the truth and Allah will support those who will spread Allah’s word and will take soul from body only when time comes the more non Muslims questioned Islam the more it thrived.
Hindus ke piche lag rahe ho hi du jab gand me ghusane lagega tab kaisa lagega bhosdike
Why only Azaan? There should be total ban on loudspeakers for any religion. I get equally disturbed by the Jagraatas and early morning bhajans and also all other types of use of loudspeakers which are a nuisance. But chances of any of it happening are less as individuals’ rights are not given much importance in our country.
But azaan is for onle few minutes not for hours
Coming up next…… Muslims must give up the Qur’an because it disturbs the bhakts
Why are you singling out particular community? It applies to every community and every religious occasions. Bell at temple, crackers during Diwali, Ganga river, etc and list continues. It’s not the problem of loudspeaker but it’s of the time where people are brain washed by the dangerous ideology.
Dear The print Journalist this mess it’s for you.
If you don’t know properly about anything or any religion so you don’t have rights to say anything.
About Muslim, Hindu or Any other religion.
Because we are Family not an Enemy’s.
So Mr Journalist you stop to make us Enemy.
There are Two Three Fools in the world And you Also One of them.
Give up the loudspeaker for aazan. Fine. After that the bhakts will bay to ban the aazan as the sound of the human pronouncing the aazan disturbs & upsets them. The loudspeaker is not the problem, the bigots who oppose Islamic Culture are the demon’s souls
yes we oppose Islamic culture bcz we don’t want arabic culture in our country. We dont hav problem with facecovering but it can be a dupata instead of a letter box(burqa).
Then should shut bell sound this affects my health I don’t know everytime I hear tan tan tan tan all day this temple sound plays continuous without any interval Azaan plays only for 5 minutes
It is not our fault that your religion didn’t guide women’s our religion guild our women’s our monther our sister our wife .They are like gold for us that’s why we cover them and protect them .
Talaq talaq talaq, don’t make fool out of yourself. In the social media generation people know how woman are treated and employed in Islamic nations. How European nations like France, Switzerland are already banning your practices. Denmark has totally banned Muslim refugees from entering it’s country. List goes on…,
Wow. The bigotry is revealed.
Our nation has truly gone to shit. And “the print” ain’t helping.
If you don’t know properly about anything so you don’t have any rights to say .
And you don’t have any rights to say about anyone religion .
About any muslim, hindu and any other religion because we are family not a enemy.
So you stop to make us enemy Mr.
There are Two Three Fools who have problem with the other religion and you also one of them.
Thank you.
Muslims must focus on population control measures for the betterment of INDIA.
Population explosion is INDIA’s biggest enemy not china.